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Navigating the Denver Industrial Market

Exploring today's top development trends, investment tactics, and vision for Denver's industrial landscape

Megan O'Brien

Megan O'Brien

CEO

OCC Industrial

Brandon Jenkins

Brandon Jenkins

Regional Partner

St. John Properties

Courtney Schneider

Courtney Schneider

Director

Hines

Matt Dodge

Matt Dodge

VP, Investments

Comunale Properties

Bryant Mazzetti

Bryant Mazzetti

Principal

Powers Brown Architecture

Megan Baker

Megan Baker

VP, Engagement

Green Building Initiative

Rob Key
Moderator

Rob Key

Director, Capital Markets

JLL

Megan O'Brien

CEO

OCC Industrial

Prior to founding OCC, Megan was the Vice President of Industrial Development at McWhinney, overseeing and developing 650,000 square feet of industrial development throughout Colorado. Previously Megan worked as the Director of Project Development at Kiernan-West where she led land acquisitions, due diligence, debt sourcing, design, entitlements, investor relations and property management. Megan gained invaluable experience from the founder of Kiernan-West, acquiring foundational knowledge about real-estate development and engaging her entrepreneurial strengths. Prior to joining Kiernan-West, Megan launched her career in commercial real estate lending as a Financial Analyst at the National Bank of Arizona underwriting and managing a $200 million loan portfolio. She has successfully developed over 2.5 million square feet of logistics real estate in over 30 unique markets throughout her career, partnering with some of the largest national credit tenants such as FedEx, Amazon, and Bimbo Bakeries USA. With over 10 years of industrial development knowledge, Megan brings significant experience overseeing projects from site selection to disposition, advising investment teams, and fostering active relationships with target market participants. Megan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Finance.

Brandon Jenkins

Regional Partner

St. John Properties

Brandon Jenkins serves as the Regional Partner, Colorado for St. John Properties, Inc., a national commercial real estate development and investment firm. Jenkins leads a team responsible for over 1 million square feet of flex and office space across the Denver metro area.

In his role, Jenkins manages all aspects of St. John Properties’ Colorado office and portfolio, ensuring operational excellence and profitability. He is responsible for hiring and supervising a multidisciplinary team of professionals in acquisitions, development, architectural design, construction, leasing, property management, and maintenance.

Jenkins participates in professional real estate, development, and related organizations to enhance networking and visibility for St. John Properties. He has frequently been featured as an expert panelist at Bisnow Denver events.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning from the University of Utah and a Master of Science in Real Estate from the Edward St. John Real Estate Program at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School.

Under Jenkins' leadership, St. John Properties continues to expand its Colorado footprint, delivering high-quality commercial properties through meticulous execution, strategic vision, and collaborative partnerships.

Courtney Schneider

Director

Hines

Courtney is responsible for the industrial development and acquisitions for Hines in Colorado and Arizona. In these two markets she is charged with the sourcing, development, financing, leasing and disposition of developments and acquisitions of industrial and logistics projects.

Since joining Hines in 2019, Courtney has grown the industrial presence in Colorado from zero to 1.5M square feet of industrial space across 8 buildings with future phases of land totaling more than 170 acres either owned or under exclusivity. Courtney is also responsible for signing the firms largest single-building industrial development in Arizona totaling more than 1.25M square feet. Prior to joining Hines, Courtney was a Development Manager at United Properties in their Denver office. Courtney facilitated projects of all product types in her time at United Properties – industrial, office, retail, and senior housing – concluding with ground up development of more than 2.5M sq. ft. of office and industrial product, acquisitions and dispositions exceeding $150M, and assisting the financing team in closing on loans totaling nearly $220M.

Courtney is an active member of NAIOP Colorado, currently serving on its Board of Directors. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a BS in Business Administration; Marketing Emphasis and Real Estate Certificate.

Matt Dodge

VP, Investments

Comunale Properties

Matt Dodge is the Vice President, Investments for Comunale Properties and its affiliated companies. Matt leads all investment activities for the firm including deal sourcing, underwriting, debt origination, closing, leasing and reporting of new acquisitions and developments across targeted Western and Sunbelt industrial markets. Prior to joining Comunale Properties in 2022, Matt held various investment positions at Broe Real Estate Group and Prologis. Matt received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Colorado and is an active NAIOP member.

Bryant Mazzetti

Principal

Powers Brown Architecture

Bryant Mazzetti, AIA, has 15 years of architectural experience in the commercial real estate industry. Bryant has managed millions of square feet with projects that include everything from tenant improvements, speculative housing and office developments, to large scale logistical and manufacturing parks, including one of the largest industrial facilities in the rocky mountain region. Bryant focuses specifically on the market factors and trends that make for successful developments. Well-versed in commercial growth trends Bryant aids clients in managing strategic decisions for projects ranging from initial cost and feasibility to exit strategy implementation. These efforts help clients realize their potential with a balanced project budget approach and high quality marketable design.

Megan Baker

VP, Engagement

Green Building Initiative

As Vice President of Engagement, Megan Baker is responsible for development and implementation of GBI’s global marketing and communications strategies. She joined GBI in 2017 and held roles in client services, business development, and education before rising to her current role in 2023.

Megan is a passionate advocate for increasing accessibility of sustainable, healthy, and resilient buildings through education and assessment. She creates strategic partnerships, identifies recognition opportunities, and opens markets to increase the visibility of GBI’s flagship offering: Green Globes certification. Her outreach efforts helped GBI reach 500 million certified square feet in 2022 and more than quadruple membership in three years.

Megan serves on ASAE’s Marketing Professionals Advisory Committee and was a subcommittee chair in 2022. She also held the position of Membership Chair for the SAME Pikes Peak Post in Colorado in 2022-2022. Megan serves as an Ambassador for Nomad Futurist, to promote access and opportunities for workforce development in the digital infrastructure industry and is a recipient of the 2024 IM100 Award.

Megan has significant experience in content creation, event management, public speaking, stakeholder relations, and strategic planning, and has worked in luxury hospitality and environmental consulting. She holds an MBA from Regis University with a specialty in Operations Management and a BA in Geography from the University of Mary Washington. She resides in Colorado with her family and two dogs.

Rob Key

Moderator

JLL

Robert is a Director in the Denver office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joined JLL in 2020 as a member of the investment sales team, after 8 years of diverse experience across the commercial real estate industry. Robert specializes in investment sales and advisory for industrial and flex properties across Colorado and has been involved in $500M of transactions over the course of his career.

What Do End-Users Want?

Analyzing and understanding tenant demands

Pat Walsh

Pat Walsh

SVP, Development

Ambrose

Keiffer Garton

Keiffer Garton

Market Officer

Prologis

Megan Kranichfeld

Megan Kranichfeld

Denver Market Lead

Trammell Crow Company

Dan Green

Dan Green

CEO

JAG

Jennifer Grant

Jennifer Grant

Principal Architect

Quintessence Design Group

Rick Rodman

Rick Rodman

VP

Catamount Constructors

Matt Burgner
Moderator

Matt Burgner

Principal

Lee & Associates

Pat Walsh

SVP, Development

Ambrose

As senior vice president of development, Pat focuses on leading execution of Ambrose’s growth strategy, including establishment of operations, land pipeline and speculative development in the mountain states and southeast regions of the country. He manages the company’s speculative development team for all markets. With over two decades of industry experience, Pat spent 15 years at Duke Realty, where he led a team of construction and development professionals in 10 major industrial markets in the central and west regions, including Chicago, Dallas and Southern California. Prior to his time at Duke, he worked at Graycor and C.P. Morgan.

Pat earned his Master of Business Administration from Indiana University and holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Illinois.

Keiffer Garton

Market Officer

Prologis

Keiffer Garton is the Vice President, Market Officer in the Denver market. He is responsible for all operational aspects of the Denver portfolio including leasing, asset and property management, and providing leadership that includes developing strategic direction as well as the operational execution to generate and maintain maximum profitability. He previously worked as a Leasing Associate in both the Denver and Seattle markets.

Prior to joining Prologis full-time, Keiffer was an MBA Intern at Prologis’ corporate headquarters with a focus on value-add projects. Before returning to graduate school, Keiffer worked as a Management Consultant in both the Healthcare and Hospitality industries.

Keiffer is a member of NAIOP. Keiffer received an MBA from Vanderbilt University focused in Real Estate and Finance and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Megan Kranichfeld

Denver Market Lead

Trammell Crow Company

Megan Kranichfeld serves as Market Leader for TCC’s Denver office. In this role, she is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic oversight of all new development and investment activity throughout the region.

In addition to her Market Leader responsibilities, Megan is responsible for advancing the company’s industrial pursuit activities throughout Colorado. Throughout her career, Megan has built a reputation of integrity, impact, and creative deal-making, built on strong market relationships.

Dan Green

CEO

JAG

Dan Green is the third-generation leader of JAG and seasoned developer with over 30 years of ground up development experience.

During his tenure at JAG, Dan has personally directed the ground up development, construction and management of numerous retail, office and

industrial properties in six U.S. cities. He began training for his career with JAG at age 15, when he spent the summer working as an apprentice to an electrical contractor. Every subsequent summer Dan worked with a different contractor, learning the basics of each trade and what it takes to build a high-quality building.

Dan received his Bachelor of Science at Babson College with a concentration in Entrepreneurship in 1992. While at Babson,

Dan played on the varsity tennis team. Dan was promoted to President of JAG in 2000 and continues in that role today. Dan lives in Denver, CO with his wife and three children.

Jennifer Grant

Principal Architect

Quintessence Design Group

Jennifer is an Architect registered in Colorado and Washington State and Principal Architect at Quintessence Design Group. As a founding partner Jennifer focuses on leading the firm’s

primary projects through client collaboration, project design and oversight. Quintessence focuses

on architectural and development projects in the hospitality, industrial, residential, commercial,

life-science and entertainment submarkets in the inter-mountain west.

Previously Jennifer worked as Design Director at Steelwave LLC Denver Regional Office.

Steelwave is a national commercial developer with over $11 Billion of projects under

development, design and management across the United States within the commercial,

multifamily, industrial, and life science market sectors.

Jennifer brings 18 years of project experience working with clients in multiple sectors and

projects of all scales from residential renovation projects to massive campus expansion projects.

Rick Rodman

VP

Catamount Constructors

Rick Rodman is Catamount Constructors’ Vice President of Business Development Industrial. With over 26 years of experience in the construction industry and 17 at Catamount, Rick brings a wealth of knowledge to Catamount’s clients. Because of his strong background in preconstruction and business development, Rick can speak to clients about the entire project lifecycle. Rick’s primary focus in his current role is building Catamount’s booming industrial portfolio and developing strong customer relationships across the country.

Matt Burgner

Moderator

Lee & Associates

Matt specializes in the representation of tenants, owners and investors in purchasing, selling or leasing Industrial properties in the Rocky Mountain and Denver Metro real estate markets. Matt is an advocate for his clients and understands the undertakings necessary to be a thriving business within the area. Matt finds it imperative to form and maintain lasting relationships with clients and does this through his integrity, hard work, attention to detail and relentless follow up. Matt currently lives in Aurora with his wife Yasamin, and sons Jackson and Jay.

WHY THIS MATTERS

What You'll Learn From This Commercial Real Estate Event:

  • How does Denver's industrial real estate market compare to national trends, and what unique factors are shaping its performance?

  • What are the current trends in leasing activity for industrial real estate, and how does it compare to previous quarters? 

  • What industries contribute significantly to leasing activity in Denver's industrial market?

  • What is the scale of development activity in Denver's industrial market, and which submarkets are witnessing significant construction or expansion?

  • What potential impact does the rise in sublease availability have on future demand in the market?

  • How are landlords attracting tenants and winning deals as leasing activity continues to decline?

  • What emerging technologies or innovations are affecting the industrial leasing landscape?

How You’ll Do More Business From Attending This Conference: Denver's industrial market exhibits a dynamic and evolving landscape. Despite challenges, development activity has seen a positive uptick, increasing 7.9% quarter-over-quarter, with nearly 9M SF under construction at the end of Q3 2023. Increasing development indicates ongoing investment and growth in the industrial sector. Denver's emphasis on fostering innovation and economic development positions the city as a key player in the regional and national industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Who You'll Network With At This Summit: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, public officials, architects, tenants, engineers and providers moving the industrial market forward. 

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.

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Venue

Grand Hyatt Denver
1750 Welton Street
Denver, CO 80202

Ballroom: Crystal Peak Ballroom, 38th floor


Valet Parking - Event rate $30
Self-Parking - Event rate $20
Various other lots around the hotel, pricing varies.

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Agenda

Time Activity
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Breakfast and Networking
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
What Do End-Users Want?

Analyzing and Understanding Tenant Demands

4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Navigating the Denver Industrial Market

Exploring Today's Top Development Trends and Vision for Denver's Industrial Landscape

5:00 PM
5:30 PM
Closing Networking

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